Category Archives: Local News
NUMBER OF FLU CASES CONTINUES TO INCREASE
The newest Pennsylvania Flu Report shows 6,398 lab-confirmed cases reported across the commonwealth, with flu officially reported in 65 of the 67 counties. That's an increase of 974 cases in just one ...
Dec 18, 2019
LIGHT COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES MOTIONS HEARING IN BURGLARY CASE
In Indiana County Court today, a motions hearing is scheduled for 55-year-old Gary Eugene Berkheimer of Gypsy, who is facing trial in a burglary case from November of last year. Berkheimer is c...
Dec 18, 2019
INDIANA COUNTY WILL SURPASS LAST YEAR'S TOTAL OVERDOSE DEATHS
After two straight years of decreases, the number of overdose deaths in Indiana County will increase this year over last year's totals. OverdoseFreePA, a website administered by the University of Pitt...
Dec 17, 2019
BOWEN ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA IN CELLMATE'S DEATH
43-year-old Dwight Darnell Bowen has entered a plea of not guilty in the killing of his cellmate in January at SCI Pine Grove in White Township. Bowen made the plea on Friday in a video arraignment be...
Dec 17, 2019
STATE POLICE GRADUATING CADETS INCLUDE INDIANA COUNTY NATIVE
The 157th graduating class of state police cadets includes a newly-minted state trooper from Indiana County. Friday's graduating class had six members who were assigned to Troop A in Greensburg, inclu...
Dec 16, 2019
POLICE REPORTS: THEFT, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, CRASH
PSP-INDIANA State police have charged an Indiana woman with stealing from the White Township Walmart on Saturday. Troopers say 53-year-old Betty Capitosti of Indiana stole $107.32 worth of items from ...
Dec 16, 2019
GREENSTEIN AND STATE SYSTEM READY FOR NEXT CHALLENGE
In his December blog, State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein champions the diversity of cultures and viewpoints in society and on university campuses, and suggests that that is one...
Dec 16, 2019
BUSY COURT SCHEDULE INCLUDES TRIALS, SENTENCINGS
A very busy Indiana County Court schedule today includes the long-awaited trial of Brady DiStefano, but whether or not that actually happens is undetermined. On Thursday, District Attorney Pat Dougher...
Dec 16, 2019
NO INJURIES REPORTED IN WHITE TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
There were no reported injuries but a White Township couple and their pet dog were driven from their home due to a fire Sunday morning on Fulton Lane. Indiana County 911 reported the first call went o...
Dec 15, 2019
IUP CELEBRATES DECEMBER GRADUATION
More than 650 students graduated from IUP yesterday in two ceremonies, one in the morning at Fisher Auditorium and the other in the afternoon at the Kovalchick Complex. There were about 450 bachelor's...
Dec 15, 2019
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